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A killer is born

Arcane 2001 (Johannesburg)

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Inside a killer's mind, I found her.
Rope around her neck, hands tied together.
Eyes closed, should I save her?

To the sadness that has found a home in her eyes, when will you set her free?

She deserved the world, but she became a prisoner of her own doings, who else can she blame?
Misfortune.

Will you catch me if I fall?
Her last cries of help are now silent.
Is she finally free?

I am watching myself burn.
Inside an ordinary girl's mind, she lost herself...

About this poem

It's a poem about being lost in one's own mind.

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Written on August 20, 2022

Submitted by arcaneblurry on August 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAA B XX XXB XX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 467
Words 102
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 2, 3, 2
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